On Sunday evening I left for an excursion into the interior of Iceland with three others to explore Svartárkot, another archaeological site. Svartárkot is located 30 km south southwest from our current location at Skutustaðir, and approximately 75 km from the coast. The . . . → Read More: Excursion to Svartárkot

Our first day on site was a success. Having a few extra bodies certainly didn’t hurt, made the deturfing and shoveling go much more quickly; thank you Howell, Etel, Celine, Stefan, and Oscar. The weather here has been pretty nice, warm and overcast mostly, and the flies only slightly menacing. Lake Mývatn (midge lake) . . . → Read More: Day 1 at Skutustaðir – Shovel:Check; Trowel:Check; Bug spray:D’oh!